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“daniel rigney”

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  • The Metaphorical Society

    An Invitation to Social Theory

    by Daniel Rigney ...
    This book introduces the novice reader to modern social theory through the creative exploration of eight major metaphors that have shaped Western understandings of human society. Rigney vividly yet concisely examines each major theoretical perspective in sociology, including functionalism, conflict theory, rational choice, and symbolic interactionism. He shows how each of these theories is rooted ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • The Matthew Effect

    How Advantage Begets Further Advantage

    by Daniel Rigney, , Ph.D. ...
    The old saying does often seem to hold true: the rich get richer while the poor get poorer, creating a widening gap between those who have more and those who have less. The sociologist Robert K. Merton called this phenomenon the Matthew effect, named after a passage in the gospel of Matthew. Yet the more closely we examine the sociological effects of this principle, the more complicated the idea ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

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    by C. Wright Mills ...
    C. Wright Mills is best remembered for his highly acclaimed work The Sociological Imagination, in which he set forth his views on how social science should be pursued. Hailed upon publication as a cogent and hard-hitting critique, The Sociological Imagination took issue with the ascendant schools of sociology in the United States, calling for a humanist sociology connecting the social, personal, ... Read more

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  • The Posthuman

    by Rosi Braidotti ...
    The Posthuman offers both an introduction and major contribution to contemporary debates on the posthuman. Digital 'second life', genetically modified food, advanced prosthetics, robotics and reproductive technologies are familiar facets of our globally linked and technologically mediated societies. This has blurred the traditional distinction between the human and its others, exposing the non ... Read more

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  • The Consequences of Modernity

    by Anthony Giddens ...
    In this major theoretical statement, the author offers a new and provocative interpretation of the institutional transformations associated with modernity. We do not as yet, he argues, live in a post-modern world. Rather the distinctive characteristics of our major social institutions in the closing period of the twentieth century express the emergence of a period of 'high modernity,' in which ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

  • A Good Book, In Theory

    Making Sense Through Inquiry, Second Edition

    by Alan Sears, James Cairns ...
    This brief and engagingly written book provides a unique introduction to the process of social inquiry and the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry, offering a strong foundation in critical thinking that is rooted in the social sciences but maintains relevance across the disciplines. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Posthuman Knowledge

    by Rosi Braidotti ...
    The question of what defines the human, and of what is human about the humanities, have been shaken up by the radical critiques of humanism and the displacement of anthropomorphism that have gained currency in recent years, propelled in part by rapid advances in our knowledge of living systems and of their genetic and algorithmic codes coupled with the global expansion of a knowledge-intensive ... Read more

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  • In Praise of Reason

    Why Rationality Matters for Democracy

    by Michael P. Lynch ...
    A spirited defense of the relevance of reason for an era of popular skepticism over such matters as climate change, vaccines, and evolution.Why does reason matter, if (as many people seem to think) in the end everything comes down to blind faith or gut instinct? Why not just go with what you believe even if it contradicts the evidence? Why bother with rational explanation when name-calling, ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Nomadic Theory

    The Portable Rosi Braidotti

    by Rosi Braidotti ...
    Rosi Braidotti's nomadic theory outlines a sustainable modern subjectivity as one in flux, never opposed to a dominant hierarchy yet intrinsically other, always in the process of becoming, and perpetually engaged in dynamic power relations both creative and restrictive. Nomadic theory offers an original and powerful alternative for scholars working in cultural and social criticism and has, over ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Philosophy of Technology

    The Technological Condition: An Anthology

    Edited by Robert C. Scharff, Val Dusek ...
    Series series Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies
    The new edition of this authoritative introduction to the philosophy of technology includes recent developments in the subject, while retaining the range and depth of its selection of seminal contributions and its much-admired editorial commentary.Remains the most comprehensive anthology on the philosophy of technology availableIncludes editors’ insightful section introductions and critical ... Read more

    $59.00 USD

  • Education's End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on the Meaning of Life

    by Anthony T. Kronman ...
    The question of what living is for-of what one should care about and why-is the most important question a person can ask. Yet under the influence of the modern research ideal, our colleges and universities have expelled this question from their classrooms, judging it unfit for organized study. In this eloquent and carefully considered book, Tony Kronman explores why this has happened and calls for ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • Words, Objects and Events in Economics

    The Making of Economic Theory

    Edited by Peter Róna, László Zsolnai, Agnieszka Wincewicz-Price ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This open access book examines from a variety of perspectives the disappearance of moral content and ethical judgment from the models employed in the formulation of modern economic theory, and some of the papers contain important proposals about how moral judgment could be reintroduced in economic theory. The chapters collected in this volume result from the favorable reception of the first volume ... Read more

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